Leak website releases data on tens of thousands of DHS employees

The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets released data on over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, including details on officials in sensitive fields like surveillance and human intelligence. DHS acknowledged the potential breach and said it is working to address the situation. The disclosure is the third major government data leak in the past month.

The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) released data on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence. The data, obtained by an entity calling itself 'Department of Peace,' includes names, phone numbers, email addresses, and job titles from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and other DHS components. DHS said in a statement it was 'aware of a potential breach and is actively working to address the situation swiftly and effectively.' The disclosure is the third major government data leak in the past month, following a theft of FBI data by the hacking group ShinyHunters and a class action lawsuit against the Defense Department over a breach. DDoSecrets co-founder Emma Best said a hacktivist known as 'maia arson crimew' developed a search tool for the data. Reuters confirmed personal information for six DHS employees but could not immediately verify the entire trove.